Fansided · Jun 14, 2019
Atlanta Braves draft signing plus bonus pool update
A week ago the Atlanta Braves named Cade Bunnell their selection in round 40 of the Rule 4 draft. In that week, 5 prospects signed, and 1 officially said ‘no thanks’.
The Atlanta Braves draft philosophy remains a mystery. After taking MLBPipeline’s ninth-ranked player at number nine and surprisingly Pipeline’s #27 ranked prospect – an infielder, not a pitcher – at #21, they went off the board.
When I say off the board, I mean way off it.
The highest ranked prospect taken outside of the first round, came in round 8: Rickey DeVito Pipeline #162, Baseball America #114.